Cell Functions:

The students in Class V have been working on stop animation films showing how proteins are made.  The films will show mRNA traveling through the cell and eventually exiting as a protein.

P.E. Cooperative Games:

Students participate in an activity called minefield as part of an adventure education unit.  Students work on communication, cooperation, and trust to be successful in the activities.  

Metric Airplane Project- (math)

Students designed their own paper airplanes, sketched them to size on graph paper using metric measurements, then tested them for either distance and accuracy (how close they could fly it to a stationary target), and then we graphed the results.  

Collaborative Painting:

Students are working to create a collaborative painting.  This is achieved by dividing up an image and each student painting a section.  When all of the sections are painted they are put together to reveal the image.

Paper Chromatography:

Students in Class II recently completed paper chromatography experiments.  Using Mr. Sketch markers, the students looked at how combinations of different inks are used to create the marker colors.  They also learned about additive and subtractive primaries, and calculated the retention factor of each ink, reporting their final results on colorful posters.

Cooking Lunch:

Students in Class IV worked together to plan, prepare and cook lunch. Our menu included fried chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob.

Great Expectations:

Class 5 is currently reading  Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.  We will be analyzing character development, universal theme, and other characteristics of classic literature.